Table 2.
The occurrence of various respiratory diseases and wheezing symptoms (number of episodes) at age 4-5 years grouped by asthma diagnosis.
| Medical diagnosis of asthma | Total N=310 |
Difference (p – level) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=281) | Yes (n=29) | |||
| Sinusitis episodes (4-5 yr): 0 n (%) 1-3 n (%) |
270 (96.1) 11(3.9) |
28 (96.6) 1(3.4) |
298 (96.1) 12(3.9) |
0.9014 |
| Ear infections episodes (4-5 yr): 0 n(%) 1-3 n(%) ≥4 n(%) |
212(75.4) 64(22.8) 5(1.8) |
19(65.5) 9(31.0) 1(3.4) |
231(74.5) 73(23.5) 6(1.9) |
0.4754 |
| Angina episodes (4-5 yr): 0 n(%) 1-3 n(%) ≥4 n(% |
84(29.9) 148(52.7) 49(17.4) |
7(24.1) 11(37.9) 11(37.9) |
91(29.4) 159(51.3) 60(19.4) |
0.0285 |
| Laryngitis episodes (4 -5 yr): 0 n(%) 1-3 n(%) ≥4 n(%) |
233(82.9) 47(16.7) 1(0.4) |
21(72.4) 6(20.7) 2(6.9) |
254(81.9) 53(17.1) 3(1.0) |
0.0022 |
| Bronchitis episodes (4-5 yr): 0 n(%) 1-3 n(%) ≥ 4 n(%) |
180(64.1) 99(35.2) 2(0.7) |
11(37.9) 15(51.7) 3(10.3) |
191(61.6) 114(36.8) 5(1.6) |
0.0000 |
| Pneumonia episodes (4-5 yr): 0 n(%) 1-3 n(%) ≥ 4 n(%) |
241(85.8) 40(14.2) 0(0.0) |
21(72.4) 7(24.1) 1(3.4) |
262 (84.5) 47(15.2) 1(0.3) |
0.0025 |
| Wheezing episodes: 0 n(%) 1-2 n(%) ≥3 n (%) |
231(82.2) 36(12.8) 14(5.0) |
16(55.2) 5(17.2) 8(27.6) |
247(79.7) 41(13.2) 22(7.1) |
0.0000 |
| Wheezing days: 0 n(%) 1-12 n(%) ≥13 n(%) |
231(82.2) 29(10.3) 21(7.5) |
16(55.2) 5(17.2) 8(27.6) |
247(79.7) 34(11.0) 29(9.4) |
0.0006 |